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ABC Centers

Our youngest students typically have an ABC center once a day. During this time they play language arts games with a teacher or an older student. Sometimes the activities involve Read More >>

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Animal Habitat

Our world is a magical place. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade have been exploring the unique qualities of each of the seven continents. First we looked at maps of Read More >>

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Writing Prompts/Writing Skills

  This fall, a group of 3rd and 4th graders were assigned to two writing classes during journal time. Writing Prompts was designed to help these reluctant writers develop creative Read More >>

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Vanessa Johnson Griot

We were thrilled to invite Vanessa Johnson back to our school as a mystery guest in late October 2018.  Vanessa introduced herself as a griot, which is a West African historian, Read More >>

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Legacies

  One of the many empowering experiences at The New School happens during Investigations in the afternoon. For an hour, all children have the opportunity to teach what we call Read More >>

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Holly Greenberg, parent

  I sent both of my sons to The New School for K – 4 (they are now in 6th and 9th grades at public school) and I realize now Read More >>

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Invisible People Field Trip

Nine of our oldest students visited Art Rage Gallery on Thursday October 18, 2018 to see the exhibit INVISIBLE PEOPLE: Portraits of the Homeless by Neil Shigley. “San Diego based Read More >>

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Dick Ford Mystery Guest

On Wednesday, October 17, Dick Ford became our third mystery guest for our Making the World a Better Place unit. Over 18 years ago Dick founded Signature Syracuse, a not-for-profit Read More >>

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Savannah Giarrusso-Krabacher 

  “Attending The New School is the reason that I am currently a motivated student who absolutely loves learning. The New School has shaped me into someone who is determined Read More >>

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Alex Melnick

“I attended The New School from September of 2004 to June of 2006. I was homeschooled after that until I was 16, then I attended Onondaga Community College where I Read More >>